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nonexistent
adjective as in fictional, not real
Weak matches
- airy
- baseless
- blank
- chimerical
- dead
- defunct
- departed
- dreamlike
- dreamy
- empty
- ethereal
- extinct
- extinguished
- fancied
- few and far between
- flimsy
- gone
- gossamery
- groundless
- hallucinatory
- hypothetical
- illusory
- imaginary
- imagined
- immaterial
- imponderable
- insubstantial
- legendary
- lost
- missing
- mythical
- null
- null and void
- passed away
- passed on
- perished
- shadowy
- ungrounded
- unreal
- unsubstantial
- vague
- vaporous
- void
- without foundation
Example Sentences
There was also a small — though not nonexistent — weight given to the possibility that this is all just an irrational bubble in prices, poised to burst.
The flu was also nearly nonexistent in South Africa and Chile in the late spring and early summer months.
Another worry is that while Norway has high levels of income mobility, educational mobility is almost nonexistent.
Another interesting feature of short-target SOE is that a player’s ability to consistently get open on short throws appears to be mostly nonexistent.
In some major urbanized areas, they’re small or nonexistent.
Still, the security on the vessels—big or small—is nonexistent.
But it is not working with the corresponding tribes on the Syrian side of the mostly nonexistent Iraq-Syria border.
The contradictions and outlandish claims are never challenged, because drug education in China is virtually nonexistent.
In the Central Park trials, forensic evidence was nearly nonexistent.
The freedom of sufferers who may benefit to access it is all but nonexistent.
"Old Bishop Berkeley would give a nonexistent dime to your nonexistent presence," Anders said gaily.
The boys fussed with the canoe, and Winona and Louise began to hunt for a nonexistent something in the box they used for a locker.
Farther away, the chance of stumbling on the way back to the ship would be nonexistent.
On April 14 a bill was passed on second reading by the Senate, declaring the treaties with France void and nonexistent.
A deep-seated regret for nonexistent small Lovegroves possessed him, the instinct of paternity being strong in him.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is another word for nonexistent?
Saying something is nonexistent is the same as saying that it doesn’t exist. It can mean that the thing never existed, or that it did exist but doesn’t anymore.
Nonexistent doesn’t have a lot of close, single-word synonyms. But there are other ways to say the same thing. In some cases, you might describe the nonexistent thing as made-up, fabricated, fictional, a figment of someone’s imagination, or in some other way that implies that it’s a product of imagination or deception and is not real at all.
In other cases, you might use nonexistent to imply that something simply isn’t present or available—that there is none of it. For example, instead of saying “The budget for this project is nonexistent,” you might say “There is no budget for this project.”
What is a synonym of almost nonexistent?
Saying that something is almost nonexistent means that it is almost gone or barely there—like the last remaining light at the end of a sunset. If you’re referring to the chances of something happening, you could say that it’s extremely unlikely. If you’re describing your abilities or skills in some area as being almost nonexistent, you could instead say that your skills are poor or basic at best.
What is the opposite (antonym) of nonexistent?
Nonexistent contains the prefix non-, which makes it mean “not existent.” Existent is, therefore, the direct opposite of nonexistent. The word existing can be used as an adjective to mean the same thing as existent. The word extant means in existence or, more commonly, still in existence.
To reject the idea that something is nonexistent, you could call it real.
To say that there is very much of something—as opposed to none of it—you could describe it as abundant.
To disagree that the chances of something happening are nonexistent, you could say that it’s possible or even probable.
How do you use nonexistent in a sentence?
Nonexistent is a reasonably common word. We use it in quite a few different contexts. It’s sometimes used in the phrase almost nonexistent, which implies that something definitely exists but is almost gone or that there is very little of it.
Here are some examples of nonexistent in a sentence:
- Their chances of making the playoffs were slim, but after losing this game, their chances are nonexistent.
- My drawing skills are nonexistent—I can’t even do stick figures.
- Gilbert’s desire for a surprise birthday party was utterly nonexistent—and he made that obvious.
Is it nonexistent or non-existent?
Both nonexistent and non-existent are used, but nonexistent is a bit more common. As with many hyphenated terms, the hyphen is often dropped when the word becomes more commonly used.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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